“To do two things at once is to do neither.” Publilius Syros -Roman Philosopher – 100AD
Mike estableció unas métricas y se midió durante un año y este fue el resultado:
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Task Loading - There were now twice as many tasks in my queue each week.
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Completed Tasks - I was completing half as many each week.
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Overtime - I was working double the overtime hours each week; many times over 20.
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Health - My health was poorer; I had gained over 30 lbs, did not exercise, and did not sleep regularly.
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Happiness - Had become relatively unhappy; I had less fun time at home, generally disliked my job, and I was not very happy.
- Relationships - Relationships had become strained at work and at home. They had worsened.
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Lost task switching time results from the physiological time gap we experience each time we switch tasks This could cumulatively be ~5% of your work day.
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Poor task engagement results from the productivity lag of cognitive and memory ramp-up after a task switch, This could cumulatively be ~20% of your work day.
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Faulty task prioritization occurs from accidental or careless decisions to work on the wrong task. This could cumulatively be ~50% of your work day.
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Task performance errors happen when mistakes are made from incorrect task assumptions or facts. This could cumulatively be ~25% of your work day.
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Determine your life priority. Answer the question "What do you want" (WDYW)?
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Framed by the answer to WDYW, List and Prioritize all your tasks, both personal and business.
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Create task queues (or triggers) when you engage them to help re-engage your tasks at a later time.
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De-engage tasks properly.
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Delete tasks when you can.
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Delegate tasks when you can.
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Transfer tasks when you can.
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Shave tasks when you can.
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Breathe once in a while, look up, take a walk! People actually stop breathing at their terminals over time!
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Get feedback on your progress in real time and then apply it.